Ecclesiastes 10:5
New Living Translation
The Ironies of Life
5 There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake
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Ecclesiastes 10:5
New International Version
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
Ecclesiastes 5:13
New Living Translation
13 There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver.
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Ecclesiastes 5:13
New International Version
13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:(A)
wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,
Ecclesiastes 9:3
New Living Translation
3 It seems so wrong that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. Already twisted by evil, people choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway.
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Ecclesiastes 9:3
New International Version
3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all.(A) The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live,(B) and afterward they join the dead.(C)
Ecclesiastes 6:1
New Living Translation
6 There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity.
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Ecclesiastes 6:1
New International Version
6 I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind:
Ecclesiastes 4:7
New Living Translation
The Advantages of Companionship
7 I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 4:7
New International Version
7 Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
Ecclesiastes 4:1
New Living Translation
4 Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless.
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Ecclesiastes 4:1
New International Version
Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness
4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.(B)
Ecclesiastes 3:16
New Living Translation
The Injustices of Life
16 I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!
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Ecclesiastes 3:16
New International Version
16 And I saw something else under the sun:
In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,
in the place of justice—wickedness was there.
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